U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III ruled that the state can't close Jackson Women's Health Organization while the clinic still has a federal lawsuit pending.

The suit challenges a 2012 state law that requires each OB-GYN who does abortions at the clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The clinic acknowledges it has been unable to get the privileges.

Clinic owner Diane Derzis said the judge's ruling was a victory.

The clinic's license revocation hearing Thursday was canceled.

Meanwhile, Mississippi Right to Life is filing a complaint with the state Health Department, saying the clinic fails to provide statistics about pregnancies it terminates with abortion-inducing drugs.